Sandford 119-5 Chris Thompson 56no; Jordan Smith 30; Tom Goffe 3-38 and Tom Rothwell 1-18 beat Hook Norton 118-5 Andy Stanley 47no; Tom Bartlett 21 and Adam Bennett 21

Banbury Vets 140-3 Andy Cross 44no; Steve Beck 27no; James Risbridger 28no  and Ollie Murrey  4-13 beat Shipston 49-6 Marcus Ireland 10 & 1-49

Chipping Norton conceded to Cropredy

Banbury 124-2 Ben Cross 29no & 3-44; Liam Manley 25no; Jack Lamden 24no; Richard Simpson 19 and David Eaton 3-10 beat Ruscote Lions 74-6  Alub Muqbool 19 and Imran Hussain 23

Congratulations to Cropredy CC in winning the league and also Banbury CC finishing runners-up; both of these teams will now go on to contest the Oxfordshire Indoor League Finals Day on Sunday 27th March at Bartholomew School, Eynsham to determine Oxfordshire’s entrants in the ECB National Indoor Championship in Spring 2023. 

 Thanks to all teams, we expect to start Division 2 in October 2022 and Division 1 in January 2023.

OXFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS CRICKET ASSOCIATION

mso-ansi-language:EN-GB”>The Bungalow Tudor Hall School Banbury OX16 9UR

[email protected] 12/1/22

Dear All

I am starting to make plans for cricket competitions this summer so I attach the entry form for secondary competitions for 2022 I appreciate that it may be much too early for some schools to know what cricket they will be doing and the deadline for returns in March reflects that. I will be back in touch after half term with schools who have not responded to see where they are with this. There would be no affiliation fee requested from schools who paid for the aborted 2020 season as this will again be carried forward but schools who entered the cup competitions last summer will be sent an affiliation invoice if they enter for 2022. Affiliation (£20) can be paid by cheque or Bacs . As our finances are quite low I may not be able to carry over affiliations for a further season.

The viability and format of leagues will be assessed after consultation based on the number of entries. The two tier format will be used in both under 14 and under 15 leagues if there are enough entries. Placements will be primarily based on previous performances in peer group and is designed to encourage schools to play games against teams of a similar strength. Schools who can only commit to three or four games in a particular age group are still welcome to enter the leagues. Schools who cannot commit to this minimum..please do not enter league but enter the knock out competition instead. In under 12 and under 13 there will be regionalised pools if numbers permit.

The under 15 Vase will be continued with schools for the under 15 Cup and under 15 Vase chosen largely on the basis the team’s performance in the cups and leagues (state schools) in previous age groups but with allowance for schools with no previous cup entries. The under 15 county Cup winners proceed to a regionalised and then national knockout phase to be completed this season. If there are not enough entries for the leagues I will consider the option of a vase competition in the lower age groups.

There are a number of girls only competitions for schools this summer and these are run by OCB and you will be contacted by them direct about these. We are also looking at scoring and streaming initiatives alongside the county board.

Please return the competition entry form and affiliation by March 10^th. Do please contact me if you wish to clarify or discuss any of this.

Best wishes
Peter Tubb

Cricket Competition Entry Form 2022

Shipston 44-0 Marcus Ireland 22no and Jack Murphy 13no beat Chipping Norton 40-6 

Banbury 116-1 Richard Simpson 30no; Ben Cross 25no & 1-32 and Liam Manley 26no beat Sandford 116-4 Chris Thomson 32no and George Welch 29no – Banbury won by losing fewer wickets  

Cropredy 107-4 Will French 34no; Ed Somerton 25no and Tariq Jamil 20 beat Ruscote Lions 106-1 Alup Mueboree 33no and Banras Ali 25

Hook Norton 147-2 Dan White 35no; Craig Lines 30no; Tom Bartlett 25no and Adam Bennett 30no beat Banbury Veterans 121-5 James Mitchelmore 25; Andy Cross 27 and Ollie Murray 32 no

This leaves an exciting final night that could go down to the last game of the evening to decide the runners up and relegation positions:

– Cropredy require 6 bonus points to ensure the top spot

– First game of the night sees Hook Norton play Sandford, a tough game, which could decide winner/runner up positions.

– Game 2 sees Shipston play Banbury Veterans which could decide the Vets relegation fate.

– Game 3 sees Cropredy play Chipping Norton (who have not won a game this year) but, if Cropredy slip up and Hooky match the final points tally Hooky would be winners as they won the head to head Cropredy game.

– Last game of the night sees Banbury play Ruscote; although only having won two games Ruscote are capable of causing an upset.

– The relegation battle between Banbury Veterans (61 points) and Ruscote (60 points) may well come down to bonus points.

Good luck to all teams on Tuesday.

Club Administration: This training session has been designed for Administrators in a main administration role giving an overview of Play-Cricket administration functions, please click on the register here link next to the date below that is suitable for you to see a full description of the session and to register your interest.

• Tuesday 1st March 2022 – 7pm-8.30pm Register Here

•Wednesday 16th March 2022 – 7pm-8.30pm Register Here

Member’s administration and League registration: This training session has been designed for Administrators /Team Captains and Managers who deal with managing squads and League registration, please click on the register here link next to the date below that is suitable for you to see a full description of the session and to register your interest.

• Thursday 10th March 2022 – 7pm-8.30pm – Register Here

•Tuesday 15th March 2022 – 7pm-8.30pm – Register Here

Scoring: This training session has been designed for Fixtures and Results Administrators and Scorers using the PCS tablet and phone application, please click on the register here link next to the date below that is suitable for you to see a full description of the session and to register your interest.

• Thursday 3rd March 2022 – 7pm-8.30pm – Register Here

• Tuesday 8th March 2022 – 7pm-8.30pm – Register Here

Oxfordshire Cricket Board Ltd is pleased to release its financial accounts for 2021, as filed with the Companies House. Click Here to view the accounts 

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce an upcoming Core Coach course (formerly level 2).  The course will be held at The Swan School sports hall, Headington, Oxford, OX2 7WP. The dates of the course are:  Tuesday 19th April, Wednesday 20th April and Thursday 21st April during the day, from 8.30am to 5.30pm.  

To Book, Your Place – Click Here

The ECB Core Coach programme is an entry level qualification for coaching cricket in England and Wales alongside ECB Foundation I Coach. The programme is a blend of e-learning and face-to-face modules led by ECB Coach Developers will explore the player-centred planning process, player development, the skills you can help players to develop and how you can learn from your experiences. By committing yourself to this programme and becoming a qualified coach you will become an important part of the ECB’s coaching family that works together to help players improve, have fun, be safe and learn at every stage of their development.

Programme outcomes

This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead player-centred coaching sessions.

An ECB Core Coach will be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.

Content

• Role of an ECB Core Coach
• icoachcricket
• Player-centred planning process
• Player development
• Core principles – batting, bowling (pace and spin), fielding and wicketkeeping
• Tactical knowledge, physical fundamentals and mental skills
• The coaching tools
• The continuum of practice
• Safety
• Differentiation

Who is it for?

Anyone aged 17 and over wishing to become qualified to coach cricket, inspire and develop players and make a difference to the game.

Experience of playing or coaching cricket is desirable but not essential when applying for this programme.

Commitment 

• £300.00
• Eight face-to-face modules lasting three hours each, including two observed coaching opportunities
• Six bitesize e-learning modules lasting 15-20 minutes each
• Multiple choice question assessment
• Short answer question assessment

Pre-requisites for certification

• 18 years of age
• Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding Young Cricketers
• Valid ECB DBS.